Western Collieries. Sydney
Mr. H. W. Langford, the miners' general secretary, has received a reply from the mine owners of the Oakley Park, Zigzag, and Vale of Clwydd pits, to the effect that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1901
867 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 44
The Excise on Coal Bogey
In an election campaign the political canard has frequent opportunities of proceeding on its wild and erratic flight. In a local electorate the other…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Federal Items. the Coal Excise Duty Bogey. Mr. Barton's Emphatic Denial. Sydney
Recently reports have been circulated to the effect that the Federal Government intend to raise portion of the Commonwealth revenue by placing an excise duty on coal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →French Coal Miners' Strike
LONDON, Monday.—A great strike of coal miners has occurred in the north of France…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stockton. Accident at the Colliery
Yesterday afternoon a miner named W. H. Williams, residing in Maitland-street, received a painful injury through a piece of falling coal…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The King of the Miners
"If some powerful personage," says a writer in the "Temple Magazine," "should secure us a 45 per cent, increase in our income, and promise us…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →What a Pennyworth of Coal Can Do
A Ton of Cargo Carried 550 Miles for a Pennyworth of Coal.—This is the result achieved by two steamers whose highly canonical machinery is described and illustrated…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Greta. the Colliery Disaster
The families of the unfortunate men who lost their lives in the Greta mine through the workings taking fire on the 5th of December last, have received an…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Colliery on Fire. Serious Loss of Life
LONDON, Tuesday.—A terrible disaster has occurred at Diamondville, in the State of Wyoming (U.S.). A fire broke out in a colliery, entombing 50…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mines Eight Hours Bill
LONDON, Thursday.—In the House of Commons last night Mr. Yoxall's Mines Eight Hours Bill was read a second time by 212 to 199. Sixty-five…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shetland Ponies for Work in Coal Mines
From Corea to the Orkneys there is hardly a bad breed of ponies. They all seem able to do the maximum of work on the minimum of food. Their intelligence…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wallsend. Miners' Meeting
A special meeting of the above miners was held in the School of Arts on Thursday evening; Mr. C. Richardson being in the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal Industry in Japan
The question of coal supply is at present attracting attention ill every Industrial country in the world, says "Engineering." In Japan, great…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Natal Coal Ou[?]put
The coal output for 1900 (says the "Natal Mercury") compares very favourably with other years, considering the very abnormal circumstances. The first three months of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Inspector Dixon As a Colliery Manager. Eulogistic Remarks in New Zealand
Mr. Jonathan Dixon, Government Inspector of Collieries, who was formerly colliery manager for the Westport Coal Company, had evidently…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hetton Miners
The last monthly meeting of the Hetton Lodge was fairly well attended. Among the matters considered was the case of J. Smith, who has been on the lodge for some…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Work at the Collieries. a Slight Easing Off of Trade
The fact that the colliery proprietors were too slow in rising the selling price of coal is now becoming evident. There is not now the same strong demand that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australian Coal
In view of the large demands on British coal production, more attention is being drawn to the resources of Australasia. The English "Builder," notes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Greta. Anvil Creek Mine Working
The first train load of coal will during the early part of this week be ready for despatch from this Anvil Creek mine, as about 20 Waggons are now filled, the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Indian Gold Mines
The Colar Mines (writes the "Pall Mall Gazette") may well be taken as an object lesson of what mining enterprises are capable of under efficient management, and…
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